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Jefferson City, Mo. - Two local lawmakers sponsored bills that would legalize medical marijuana in Missouri. State Rep. Jim Neely, R-Cameron, sponsored HB437 which would allow people with serious medical conditions to use medical marijuana. He said he supports medical marijuana after...

Easthampton - School officials and youth advocates on Wednesday asked the City Council to limit the number of retail marijuana licenses allowed in the city, citing concerns about the potential for pot shops to influence teen drug use and harm Easthampton's "family friendly culture." The...

The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law. Q: How much control will local governments have over recreational marijuana? A: As the law is written, local governments can't prohibit the legal use and...

Wareham - The Wareham Board of Selectmen wants the town to reap the benefits of marijuana sales sooner rather than later. The board took no action on a request from Selectman Alan Slavin to forward a letter to Governor Charlie Baker and local legislators urging a delay in provisions of the...

With the reality of Donald Trump as president, we can probably all agree that there are much more important things at stake than marijuana. Still, Trump's decision to appoint U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General has some in the industry freaking out at the possibility of a federal...

A number of cities and towns are exploring ways to limit or even snuff out marijuana shops in their communities, less than a week after voters legalized the drug for recreational use in Massachusetts. Some local officials worry that a profusion of marijuana stores will turn quaint New England...

With the passage of Proposition 64 removing prohibitions on marijuana in California, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors will be asked to provide direction on possible local regulations related to growing and distributing the newly legalized drug. The County Counsel's Office is scheduled...

The potential impact of Proposition 64 and legalized recreational marijuana in California was driven home by more than 50 city and county measures that set rules for taxing, regulating and governing the pot trade at a community level. Voters in diverse regions across California overwhelmingly...

Four more states legalized recreational marijuana use this November. But jubilation over marijuana's ballot wins was quickly tempered by the uncertain future marijuana faces under Trump Justice Department. “The prospect of Donald Trump as our next president concerns me deeply,” Ethan Nadelmann...

If California voters decide to legalize recreational marijuana on November 8, local governments across the state should make sure not to ruin the party. In addition to legalizing marijuana, Proposition 64 could create a windfall of revenue for state and local governments. Prop. 64 includes a...

New state laws permitting medical marijuana dispensaries take effect Dec. 20, but local officials said it will be longer than that before they open in their towns. Local municipalities may choose to ban or to allow dispensaries, and may regulate their number and location under the new laws...

New state laws permitting medical marijuana dispensaries take effect Dec. 20, but local officials said it will be longer than that before they open in their towns. Local municipalities may choose to ban or to allow dispensaries, and may regulate their number and location under the new laws...

Three cities in Central Oregon are asking voters to approve a 3 percent sales tax on local sales of marijuana. City councils in Bend, La Pine and Madras all decided this year to ask voters to approve a local sales tax on weed, one that will go into effect when the state's 25 percent tax drops...

The situation for medical marijuana collectives in the City of Los Angeles is a jumble under Proposition D, a zoning and city registration measure meant to control and limit the number of collectives within city limits. The cannabis lawyers at my firm have written extensively about Proposition D...

8 years ago, Michigan voters made medical marijuana legal. Wednesday, the Legislature finally passed bills that detail how it can be grown, bought, sold, and even consumed. "I'm grateful that the Legislature has finally given us some meat on the bones, what we had was a skeleton of a law...

8 years ago, Michigan voters made medical marijuana legal. Wednesday, the Legislature finally passed bills that detail how it can be grown, bought, sold, and even consumed. "I'm grateful that the Legislature has finally given us some meat on the bones, what we had was a skeleton of a law...

Deep into the looong November ballot, many voters will be sorting through a typical mix of school bond measures, sales tax hikes and the like. But this year, in dozens of cities and counties in California, communities will also face pivotal questions about the future of marijuana. A campaign...

Much of the talk lately has been about the ballot initiative for recreational marijuana use, but Arizona will award licenses for 31 new medical marijuana dispensaries in October. Most will be worth millions of dollars the day they are issued, and all an applicant had to do was find a location...

Much of the talk lately has been about the ballot initiative for recreational marijuana use, but Arizona will award licenses for 31 new medical marijuana dispensaries in October. Most will be worth millions of dollars the day they are issued, and all an applicant had to do was find a location...

It will be two years before qualifying Ohioans can buy medical marijuana from dispensaries, but some communities are putting a stop to the practice before it's started. A number of Ohio municipalities are taking steps to ban marijuana-related businesses since House Bill 523 passed in June...